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Judge Stephen Dillard

@judgedillard.bsky.social

Presiding Judge and 30th Chief Judge, Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia. Atlanta, Georgia

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Appellate Practice and Procedure Class No. 8 (Mercer Law School, 2026), featuring Michael B Terry, Alyssa Baskam, Anna Cross, Andrew Fleischman, Elissa Blache Haynes, and Maxwell Thelen.

09.03.2026 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday @carlcecere.bsky.social! I hope you have a wonderful day, my friend.

08.03.2026 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.

06.03.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Back in my favorite reading spot.

05.03.2026 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Really all writing….

05.03.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope your judge would agree!

05.03.2026 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œShow, don’t tell” is, in my view, a foundational principle of persuasive legal and judicial writing.

05.03.2026 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Appellate Practice and Procedure Class No. 7 (Mercer Law School, 2026), featuring Justice Verda Colvin and Judge Elizabeth Dallas Gobeil.

02.03.2026 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

cc: @darthbluesky.bsky.social

28.02.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Saturdays with Sirius.

28.02.2026 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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During my recent visit to @NDLaw, one of the officers on our security detail gave me this beautiful challenge coin. It’s a wonderful keepsake from a memorable weekend.

27.02.2026 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.

27.02.2026 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Appellate Practice and Procedure Class (@MercerLAWSchool) No. 6 (Spring 2026), featuring Judge Patrick J. Bumatay (Ninth Circuit) and Judge Kevin C. Newsom (Eleventh Circuit).

23.02.2026 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

Attention Georgia lawyers!

The Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia’s website is now gaappeals.gov

and

the address to access our e-filing system has changed from efast.gaappeals.us to efast.gaappeals.gov

So, please update your bookmarks accordingly!

23.02.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It was truly a pleasure to judge the semi-final rounds of the @NDLaw Religious Freedom Tournament.

21.02.2026 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I found a nice reading spot here at @NDLaw.

21.02.2026 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Chicago Manual of Style!

18.02.2026 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Back in my favorite reading spot.

18.02.2026 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Appellate Practice and Procedure Class (Mercer Law School) No. 5 (Spring 2026), featuring Judge Tripp Self (U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia).

16.02.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We set our oral argument dates early on, so if there are several extensions to file granted, then this situation can happenβ€”but it’s rare.

15.02.2026 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve had a few occasions when a reply brief is filed on the evening before or day of oral argument, and what I typically do is allow the appellee to file a supplemental brief to address any arguments or cases that haven’t already been addressed in its brief.

15.02.2026 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Roses are red,
This Book is Blue,
I’ve cited my love,
See supra n.2.

#AppellateValentines

14.02.2026 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

roses are red
I would rather you died
than to see you use
(citation modified)

14.02.2026 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Roses are red,
Appellants’ briefs they are blue.
I sure liked my co-clerks, but
Not like I like you.

#AppellateValentines

14.02.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Alas, I lost that hard-fought battle at my Court during the Citation-Guide War of 2025. But be of good cheer, cleaned up is still being used by our Supreme Court!

14.02.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
My concurrences are often doubtful
unlike my love for you.

#AppellateValentines

14.02.2026 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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It seems like a good time to post this again.

14.02.2026 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s fun how saying β€œWord Perfect” is like the Bat Signal for Judge Dillard.

11.02.2026 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My beautiful valentine of 34 years.

14.02.2026 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

You have a standing invitation!

13.02.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0